A number of MKs in Netanyahu's coalition have expressed opposition to Haredi draft legislation but 'it remains to be seen ...

The dream is simple: that every person who wants to read Torah, teach Torah, or hear Torah should be able to do so with ease, ...

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove on what comes next for New York City Jews, following Zohran Mamdani's victory in the mayoral race.

Critics say legislation would apply only to Arabs who kill Jews and not to Jewish terrorists, while supporters argue it would ...

The Israeli parliament is scheduled to hold its first reading on a bill that would impose the death penalty on Palestinian ...

The name of the Torah has a complicated history. It has been thought to mean a multitude of things including “instruction”, “law”, and “teaching”. The Torah is often misunderstood to represent the ...

When the year turns and a new cycle of Torah readings resumes with Bereishis – the Book of Genesis – there is a feeling of newness in the air. There is a fairly widespread custom to honor someone in ...

As Gazans return to ruins and Israelis mark Simchat Torah in uneasy calm, prayers rise for healing and trust to take root. Palestinian children celebrate at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in ...

American Jews prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays after the release of 20 Israeli hostages.

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There are many connections that can be made between veganism and the Jewish festivals of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret (the Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly), and Simchat Torah: 1. Sukkot commemorates the 40 ...

The bulk of Parashat Ha’azinu is Moshe’s swan-song, the final Song that he sang and taught to all Israel in his final day in this world: “Listen, O Heavens, and I will speak, and hear, O Earth, the ...